Author Notes
Strawberries and cream is the most common way to eat strawberries in Norway, but I suggest a different way: In a syrup flavoured with wild strawberries and topped with raw meringue. If you cannot find wild strawberries, make a syrup scented with bay leaf instead. —Nordic Diner
Ingredients
- Strawberries
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150 milliliters
water
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1 tablespoon
sugar
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750 grams
strawberries
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a handful of wild strawberries (or 1 bay leaf)
- Meringue
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2
egg whites at room temperature
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100 grams
sugar
Directions
- Strawberries
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Put water and sugar in a small pan. If you go for the bay leaf syrup, add the bay leaf and boil on low heat until reduced a third, about 15 minutes. Allow to cool and add the strawberries.
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If you make the version with wild strawberries, let them marinate in the finished and cold syrup for 15 minutes before you add the strawberries.
- Meringue
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In a clean bowl, whip the egg whites with an electric beater for at minute before adding the sugar, a spoon at a time until the mixture is thick and glossy. Best used within an hour or two.
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Serve the berries with a doll-up of meringue and drizzle with some of the syrup.
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